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Braised Wild Boar

This is a super-hearty and robustly flavoured Italian-style meal. Wild boar is braised with beans, porcini mushrooms, fennel and artichokes, then garnished with Pecorino Romano and parsley. It's the perfect dish to keep you warm throughout the winter months.

MethodPrep:50min › Cook:3hr › Ready in:3hr50min

Soak beans in ample cold water overnight.

Drain cannellini beans and pour into a large saucepan along with chicken stock and water. Bring to the boil over high heat, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover and simmer for 1 hour, skimming any foam that forms. Remove boar from the refrigerator and allow to rest at room temperature during this time.

Heat 4 tablespoons olive oil in a large frying pan over high heat until it begins to smoke. Add boar pieces and sear until browned on all sides. Remove seared boar and place into the pot, on top of the gently simmering beans. Heat the frying pan until smoking once again, then stir in porcini mushrooms and cook for 2 minutes to soften. Add 4 tablespoons garlic and continue cooking until the garlic has turned golden brown. Sprinkle with chopped rosemary and cook for 30 seconds more before adding the mushrooms to the boar and beans.

Cover and continue simmering the boar and beans until both are tender, adding additional water if needed, about 1 1/2 hours. Once ready, season lightly to taste with sea salt and freshly ground pepper.

When the beans are nearly ready, place the artichoke hearts into a large frying pan with some water. Cover and steam over high heat until just tender, about 2 minutes; then add the sliced fennel and steam for 1 minute more. Drain in a colander and return frying pan to the stove.

Reduce heat to medium-high and pour in 4 tablespoons of olive oil and 2 tablespoons of chopped garlic. Cook, stirring frequently, until the garlic turns golden, then sprinkle with crushed chillies and add the drained vegetables. Stir and cook until the vegetables are tender and golden, about 2 minutes. Pour in white wine, cook until nearly evaporated, then season with lemon juice, salt and pepper.

To serve, mound vegetables into the centre of a large serving plate and place the pieces of boar on top. Spoon the beans around the vegetables, drizzle liberally with extra-virgin olive oil and sprinkle with Pecorino Romano cheese, parsley and strands of lemon zest.

Ingredients

If your local supermarket of butcher doesn't stock wild boar, you can purchase it online. Alternatively, you can use pork instead.

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Very good, hard to find wild boar.. but worth it. Make this on a Sunday cause you will need some time. I will make again for sure.
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13 Jul 2009
(Review from Allrecipes US | Canada)

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by RMSR

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This is quite good, though I did change some thing. I cut the recipe in half. I used canned cannellini (a.k.a white kidney) beans instead of dried simply to save time, so I skipped the first two steps until it came time to add the pork. I cut the roast into large cubes and rubbed with my own version of all-purpose spice mix then browned and placed in the pot with the simmering beans. Next I sliced button mushrooms (was on a tight budget...) along an onion and let it cook down then added the garlic and rosemary. Tossed that into the pot. I didn't steam the fennel or artichokes- Fresh artichokes were unavailable, the canned ones were costly so I opted to use the marinated kind which I rinsed thoroughly and diced. Also diced the fennel, cooked it down a bit in the skillet then added both veggies to the both. Made the garlic-chili oil, then added to the pot (I went a little crazy with flakes, so it came out a bit too spicy, next time I'll stick to what the recipe asks for). I didn't have any wine but opted to use some Ouzo to replace it, as it is an an excellent pairing with fennel (due to the licorice flavour they both share), and chose this moment to add that and the lemon juice to the pot and let it all cook for 2 hours on low. I made the topping described, subbing some of the parsley for fennel fronds. It seemed quite soup-y, not like a stir-fry as described in the heading of the recipe. So I added 1/2 cup of pearl barley and it thickened nicely. Served with biscuits.
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25 Jul 2011
(Review from Allrecipes US | Canada)